At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games. The competitions were held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Monday July 15, 1912.
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The events are labelled as 10 metre platform, 3 metre springboard and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee[1], and appeared on the 1912 Official Report as Plain and Variety Diving combined, Spring-board Diving and High (plain) Diving[2]. The high diving events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Paul Günther Germany (GER) |
Hans Luber Germany (GER) |
Kurt Behrens Germany (GER) |
| 10 metre platform |
Erik Adlerz Sweden (SWE) |
Albert Zürner Germany (GER) |
Gustaf Blomgren Sweden (SWE) |
| Plain high diving |
Erik Adlerz Sweden (SWE) |
Hjalmar Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
John Jansson Sweden (SWE) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 metre platform |
Greta Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Lisa Regnell Sweden (SWE) |
Isabelle White Great Britain (GBR) |
A total of 57 divers (43 men and 14 women) from 10 nations (men from 9 nations - women from 3 nations) competed at the Stockholm Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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